Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
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What it says it does
FRATERNITY CHAPTER ORGANIZATION
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF BETA THETA PI HAS A LONG HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE AND TRADITION. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1901, OVER 2,300 MEMBERS HAVE GONE ON TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES. THIS PAST ACADEMIC YEAR, WE WERE THE PREMIER FRATERNITY ON CAMPUS, RANKING 1ST IN GRADES OUT OF ALL 31 CHAPTERS FOR THREE QUARTERS STRAIGHT. THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENTBETAS WAS FIRST IN GRADES AGAIN WITH A 3.45 ALL-HOUSE GPA. ADDITIONALLY, BETA THETA PI HAS A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP, WITH INTERESTS RANGING FROM ATHLETICS TO POLITICS, ACADEMICS TO SOCIAL LIFE. OUR SOCIAL LIFE INCLUDES WEEKLY EVENTS, INTRAMURAL SPORTS, AND INTER-GREEK COMPETITIONS. MAKING THE DECISION TO PLEDGE BETA THETA PI WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND PROVIDE A LIFETIME OF LOYAL FRIENDS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. WE HANDLE THE COSTS OF PROVIDING FURNISHED LIVING FACILITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENT MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION EXPENSES. THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF BETA THETA PI HAS A LONG HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE AND TRADITION. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1901, OVER 2,300 MEMBERS HAVE GONE ON TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES. THIS PAST ACADEMIC YEAR, WE WERE THE PREMIER FRATERNITY ON CAMPUS, RANKING 1ST IN GRADES OUT OF ALL 31 CHAPTERS FOR THREE QUARTERS STRAIGHT. THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENTBETAS WAS FIRST IN GRADES AGAIN WITH A 3.45 ALL-HOUSE GPA. ADDITIONALLY, BETA THETA PI HAS A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP, WITH INTERESTS RANGING FROM ATHLETICS TO POLITICS, ACADEMICS TO SOCIAL LIFE. OUR SOCIAL LIFE INCLUDES WEEKLY EVENTS, INTRAMURAL SPORTS, AND INTER-GREEK COMPETITIONS. MAKING THE DECISION TO PLEDGE BETA THETA PI WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND PROVIDE A LIFETIME OF LOYAL FRIENDS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. WE HANDLE THE COSTS OF PROVIDING FURNISHED LIVING FACILITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENT MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION EXPENSES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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